Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 112
The Glory of Dhātrī (Āmalakī) and Tulasī: Ekādaśī Observance and Protection from Preta States
कुलं शीलं कलत्रं च पुत्रं दुहितरं तथा । धनं राज्यमरोगत्वं ज्ञानं विज्ञानमेव च
kulaṃ śīlaṃ kalatraṃ ca putraṃ duhitaraṃ tathā | dhanaṃ rājyamarogatvaṃ jñānaṃ vijñānameva ca
Dòng tộc, hạnh kiểm, người phối ngẫu, con trai và cũng con gái; của cải, quyền vương, thân không bệnh tật, cùng tri thức và trí tuệ chứng ngộ—tất cả đều được nói đến (như vậy).
Unspecified (context not provided for this isolated shloka)
Concept: Dharma performed with devotion yields comprehensive well-being: social (kula), ethical (śīla), familial (kalatra, putra, duhitṛ), political (rājya), bodily (arogatva), and intellectual (jñāna-vijñāna).
Application: Treat ethical conduct and family responsibility as part of spiritual practice; pursue knowledge that becomes lived wisdom (vijñāna) through daily discipline.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic ‘tree of blessings’ grows from a Tulasi pot: its branches bear icons representing family, virtue, health, learning, and just sovereignty. Beneath it, a devotee sits in calm prayer, suggesting that these fruits arise as byproducts of a centered devotional life.","primary_figures":["Vaishnava devotee","Tulasi plant (symbolic)","Personifications of Lakshmi (optional, as prosperity)"],"setting":"Courtyard of a traditional home-temple with a Tulasi-vṛndāvana (raised platform), manuscripts, and a distant palace silhouette symbolizing rājya.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["fresh leaf green","sunrise gold","terracotta","cream white","royal blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Tulasi-vṛndāvana at center with a stylized wish-fulfilling tree; small emblematic medallions on branches (book for jñāna, healing herb for arogya, crown for rājya, family figures); gold leaf highlights on each fruit-symbol; rich red background, ornate borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: serene domestic courtyard at dawn; delicate depiction of Tulasi platform, a seated devotee, and subtle symbolic motifs (scrolls, healthy cattle, family silhouettes) integrated into nature; cool refined palette with gentle gold accents.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: central Tulasi platform with bold outlines; surrounding panels showing virtue, learning, health, and prosperity as stylized figures; strong reds/yellows/greens; temple-wall composition with lotus borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral border with Tulasi vines; central mandala of auspicious symbols (family, knowledge, health, prosperity) around a Vaishnava emblem; deep blue field, gold and white detailing, symmetrical decorative density."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["morning birds","soft bell","gentle wind through leaves","tanpura drone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: rājyamarogatvam = rājyam + arogatvam; vijñānameva = vijñānam + eva.
FAQs
It lists key human goods—social standing, ethical conduct, family, prosperity, health, and both theoretical and realized knowledge—often treated as desirable supports for a fulfilled life.
Jñāna commonly denotes conceptual or scriptural knowledge, while vijñāna points to direct, lived realization; together they indicate completeness from learning to inner understanding.
Not necessarily; it enumerates worldly and inner attainments side by side, implying that ethical life, well-being, and higher understanding can be integrated rather than opposed.